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50 Best Songs – The Motown Years: Michael Jackson & The Jackson 5

Index 50 Best Songs – The Motown Years: Michael Jackson & The Jackson 5

50 Best Songs – The Motown Years: Michael Jackson & The Jackson 5 (also known as 50 Best Songs or The Motown Years) is a 3-disc compilation box set by American singer Michael Jackson, and the group The Jackson 5, released on 2008 by Universal Motown Records celebrating Jackson's 50 birthday. [1]

51 relations: ABC (The Jackson 5 song), Ain't No Sunshine, All I Do Is Think of You, Ben (song), Berry Gordy, Bill Withers, Brian Holland, Clifton Davis, Dancing Machine, Deke Richards, Doctor, My Eyes, Farewell My Summer Love, Forever Came Today, Freddie Perren, Get It Together (The Jackson 5 song), Goin' Back to Indiana, Got to Be There (song), Hal Davis, Hum Along and Dance, I Am Love (song), I Wanna Be Where You Are, I Want You Back, I'll Be There (The Jackson 5 song), Jackson Browne, Just a Little Bit of You, King of Pop (album), Lamont Dozier, Little Bitty Pretty One, Mama's Pearl, Maybe Tomorrow (The Jackson 5 song), Michael Jackson, Mizell Brothers, Motown, My Girl (The Temptations song), Never Can Say Goodbye, One Day in Your Life (Michael Jackson song), One Night in Japan, Pop music, Rhythm and blues, Rockin' Robin (song), Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town, Soul music, Sugar Daddy (The Jackson 5 song), The Corporation (record production team), The Jackson 5, The Love You Save, Thom Bell, Touch (The Supremes song), Universal Motown Records, We're Almost There, ..., Who's Lovin' You. Expand index (1 more) »

ABC (The Jackson 5 song)

"ABC" is a 1970 number-one hit by The Jackson 5.

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Ain't No Sunshine

"Ain't No Sunshine" is a song by Bill Withers from his 1971 album Just As I Am, produced by Booker T. Jones.

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All I Do Is Think of You

"All I Do Is Think of You" is a ballad single released by The Jackson 5 as the B-side to the group's single, "Forever Came Today" on the Motown label in 1975, and was the final charted single the group issued as The Jackson 5 before they left Motown for CBS the following year.

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Ben (song)

"Ben" is a song written by Don Black and composed by Walter Scharf for the 1972 film of the same name (the sequel to the 1971 killer rat film Willard).

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Berry Gordy

Berry Gordy III (known professionally as Berry Gordy Jr., born November 28, 1929) is an American record executive, record producer, songwriter, film producer and television producer.

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Bill Withers

William Harrison Withers Jr. (born July 4, 1938) is an American singer-songwriter and musician who performed and recorded from 1970 until 1985.

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Brian Holland

Brian Holland (born February 15, 1941) is an American songwriter and record producer, best known as a member of Holland–Dozier–Holland, the songwriting and production team that was responsible for much of the Motown sound and numerous hit records by artists such as Martha and the Vandellas, The Supremes, The Four Tops, and The Isley Brothers.

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Clifton Davis

Clifton Duncan Davis (born October 4, 1945) is an American actor, songwriter, singer, and pastor.

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Dancing Machine

"Dancing Machine" is a song recorded by American R&B outfit The Jackson 5, released as a single in 1974.

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Deke Richards

Deke Richards (born Dennis Lussier, April 8, 1944 – March 24, 2013), also known as Deke Lussier, was an American songwriter and record producer who was affiliated with Motown.

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Doctor, My Eyes

"Doctor, My Eyes" is a 1972 song written and performed by Jackson Browne and included on his debut album Jackson Browne.

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Farewell My Summer Love

Farewell My Summer Love is a compilation of archived Michael Jackson recordings from January to September 1973.

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Forever Came Today

"Forever Came Today" is a 1967 song written and produced by the Motown collective of Holland–Dozier–Holland, and was first made into a hit as a single for Diana Ross & the Supremes in early 1968.

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Freddie Perren

Frederick James "Freddie" Perren (May 15, 1943 – December 16, 2004) was an American songwriter, record producer, arranger, and orchestra conductor.

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Get It Together (The Jackson 5 song)

"Get It Together" is a song written by Hal Davis, Don Fletcher, Berry Gordy, Mel Larson, and Jerry Marcellino and sung by The Jackson 5 in 1973.

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Goin' Back to Indiana

Goin' Back to Indiana was a live/soundtrack album by The Jackson 5 for Motown Records, taken from their September 16, 1971 ABC TV special of the same name.

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Got to Be There (song)

"Got to Be There" is the debut single written by Elliot Willensky for American recording artist Michael Jackson, whose original version was released as his first solo single in 1971 on Motown Records.

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Hal Davis

Harold Edward "Hal" Davis (February 8, 1933 – November 18, 1998) was an American songwriter and record producer.

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Hum Along and Dance

"Hum Along and Dance" is a soul song written for the Motown label by Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong.

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I Am Love (song)

"I Am Love" (from Dancing Machine) was the Jackson 5's last Top 20 hit (#15 in 1975) as the group later left Motown for CBS.

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I Wanna Be Where You Are

"I Wanna Be Where You Are" is a song written by Arthur "T-Boy" Ross and Leon Ware for Michael Jackson, who took the song to number 7 in Cash Box and number 16 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart.

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I Want You Back

"I Want You Back" is a 1969 song by the Jackson 5 which became a number-one hit for the band and the Motown label in early 1970.

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I'll Be There (The Jackson 5 song)

"I'll Be There" is a soul song written by Berry Gordy, Hal Davis, Bob West, and Willie Hutch.

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Jackson Browne

Clyde Jackson Browne (born October 9, 1948) is an American singer-songwriter and musician who has sold over 18 million albums in the United States.

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Just a Little Bit of You

"Just a Little Bit of You" is a song from the 1975 Michael Jackson album titled Forever, Michael.

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King of Pop (album)

King of Pop is a compilation album by American recording artist Michael Jackson released in commemoration of his 50th birthday.

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Lamont Dozier

Lamont Herbert Dozier (DŌ-zhər; born June 16, 1941) is an American songwriter and record producer, born in Detroit, Michigan.

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Little Bitty Pretty One

"Little Bitty Pretty One" is a rock and roll song written and originally recorded by Bobby Day, and popularized by Thurston Harris in 1957.

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Mama's Pearl

"Mama's Pearl" was a hit recording for The Jackson 5 in 1971 and was written by The Corporation, a songwriting team that had helped the group score four consecutive #1 singles.

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Maybe Tomorrow (The Jackson 5 song)

"Maybe Tomorrow" is a hit single recorded by American soul family quintet The Jackson 5, in 1971.

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Michael Jackson

Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009) was an American singer, songwriter, and dancer.

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Mizell Brothers

The Mizell Brothers were a record producing team in the 1970s, consisting of Larry Mizell (February 17, 1944, New York City, New York) and Alphonso "Fonce" Mizell (January 15, 1943, New York City, New York - July 5, 2011, Los Angeles, California).

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Motown

Motown is an American record company.

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My Girl (The Temptations song)

"My Girl" is a soul music song recorded by the Temptations for the Gordy (Motown) record label.

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Never Can Say Goodbye

"Never Can Say Goodbye" is a song written by Clifton Davis and originally recorded by The Jackson 5.

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One Day in Your Life (Michael Jackson song)

"One Day in Your Life" is a song recorded by Michael Jackson for his 1975 album, Forever, Michael.

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One Night in Japan

One Night in Japan is an unofficial live album by American recording artist Michael Jackson.

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Pop music

Pop music is a genre of popular music that originated in its modern form in the United States and United Kingdom during the mid-1950s.

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Rhythm and blues

Rhythm and blues, commonly abbreviated as R&B, is a genre of popular music that originated in African American communities in the 1940s.

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Rockin' Robin (song)

"Rockin' Robin" (originally released as "Rock-In Robin" on the Class Records 45 single) is a song written by Leon René under the pseudonym of Jimmie Thomas and recorded by Bobby Day in 1958.

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Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town

"Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town" is a Christmas song, written by John Frederick Coots and Haven Gillespie and was first sung on Eddie Cantor's radio show in November 1934.

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Soul music

Soul music (often referred to simply as soul) is a popular music genre that originated in the African American community in the United States in the late 1950s and early 1960s.

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Sugar Daddy (The Jackson 5 song)

"Sugar Daddy" is a hit single for Motown quintet The Jackson 5 in late 1971.

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The Corporation (record production team)

The Corporation was a group of songwriters and record producers assembled in 1969 by Motown label head Berry Gordy to create hit records for the label's new act, The Jackson 5.

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The Jackson 5

The Jackson 5, or Jackson Five, currently known as the Jacksons, are an American family music group.

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The Love You Save

"The Love You Save" is a 1970 number-one hit single recorded by The Jackson 5 for Motown Records.

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Thom Bell

Thomas Randolph Bell (born January 26, 1943) is a Jamaican-born American songwriter, arranger, and record producer known as one of the creators of Philadelphia soul in the 1970s.

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Touch (The Supremes song)

"Touch" is a soft ballad written by Pamela Sawyer and Frank Wilson, who also produced it as a single for Motown recording group The Supremes, who issued it as a single in 1971.

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Universal Motown Records

Universal Motown Records was an American record label that operated as a division of Universal Motown Republic Group.

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We're Almost There

"We're Almost There" is a 1975 song released as a single by singer Michael Jackson, the first release from his final Motown album, Forever, Michael.

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Who's Lovin' You

"Who's Lovin' You" is a Motown soul song, written in 1960 by William "Smokey" Robinson.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/50_Best_Songs_–_The_Motown_Years:_Michael_Jackson_%26_The_Jackson_5

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